Unemployment rate in Bahrain
Bahrain: Unemployment rate was 1.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate in Bahrain, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate in Bahrain is 1.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Bahrain peaked at 1.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1993.
That places Bahrain 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Bahrain
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 70.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 85.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 49.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 42.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 72.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 87.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 44.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Bahrain?
- Unemployment rate in Bahrain was 1.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1993.
- How does Bahrain rank for unemployment rate?
- Bahrain ranks 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.